Temperatures are steadily dropping into the low 70s as daylight hours shrink and night is extended; appropriate attire is necessary in this comfortable weather, light jackets will guard you from the autumnal chill. The damp, cool weather is prone to getting you sick.

Long Meadow and Nethermead offer an abundance of berth, and the woodland expanse of the Ravine is a towering throng of coniferous spires within the once-bustling Brooklyn; the park included a zoo whose animals have long escaped and have been seen meandering throughout Prospect and around the entire borough of Brooklyn. The zoo was an interactive wildlife center, with critters ranging from otters, kangaroos, wallabies, and sea lions.